Burkina Faso Learning Tour

Burkina Faso Learning Tour 2011...YOU are invited!

February 17 - 28, 2011

Tour Leaders: Jeff & Tany Warkentin and Norm Dyck

• Jeff & Tany Warkentin are Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers engaged in church planting ministries in the capital city of Ouagadougou.  Together with Siaka Traore, the church in Burkina Faso, and Witness workers Anne Garber Kompaore and Lillian & Norm Nicolson, they invite you to visit and learn from the emerging church in Burkina Faso.
• Norm Dyck is the Executive Secretary, Church Engagement for Mennonite Church Canada. Norm has led a previous Learning Tour to the Philippines and travels extensively within Canada and the United States.

Where are we going?

A full schedule of activities is being developed and will be available shortly. We are planning to visit Ouagadougou, Orodara, Tin, Samoghohiri, Kotoura, and several other communities. We believe this will give participants a broad understanding of the work to which God has called the church in Burkina Faso.

What will we be doing?

The primary focus for every Mennonite Church Canada Learning Tour is helping Canadian Mennonites connect with what God is doing in different parts of our world. Through daily times of worship, reflection and conversation we will gain a greater appreciation for God’s wonderful work of reconciliation, hope and healing. In addition, participants are challenged to see and share how God is moving in their own lives.

Who can come?

We are inviting anyone who is willing to participate in the activities of a rigorous cross-cultural experience, which include times of worship, reflections on faith experiences, and interacting with people of a different culture. Participants will need to be able to walk some distances and handle their own luggage. A working knowledge of French is an asset (translation will be provided).

How much will it cost?

Mennonite Church Canada is offering this learning experience to individuals on a double occupancy basis for $1,100 CAD per person plus international travel (currently flight costs from Toronto are approximately $1,950). If you would like to use air miles to book your flight to Ouagadougou, please contact Norm Dyck for further information. A portion of the tour cost will be receipted, please contact Norm Dyck for further details.

Included are:

• Visa for Burkina Faso;
• lodging;
• meals: breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and dinner daily.
  

Not included:

• Cost of medical vaccinations/shots (inoculation against yellow fever is required. It is also advised to get a preventive treatment against malaria)
• Travel insurance
• travel health insurance (participants will need to purchase travel health insurance before leaving Canada)
• trip cancellation insurance
• incidental costs such as in transit lunches and beverages.

A passport is required for international travel.

Sign up today!

This offer is limited to the first 14 (fourteen) registered participants (a minimum of 9 registered participants is required). A $500 deposit per person is required at the time of registration. Your deposit reserves your seat.

Contact:

Norm Dyck, Executive Secretary, Church Engagement
Toll free: 866-888-6785 ext. 138; learningtours@mennonitechurch.ca

Downloads

• Poster [271 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Registration Form [52KB PDF file]
• Terms and Conditions [51KB PDF file]